jingle shell

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jingle shell - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jingle \Jin"gle\, n.
     1. A rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound, as of little
        bells or pieces of metal.
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     2. That which makes a jingling sound, as a rattle.
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              If you plant where savages are, do not only
              entertain them with trifles and jingles, but use
              them justly.                          --Bacon.
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     3. A correspondence of sound in rhymes, especially when the
        verse has little merit; hence, a rhyming verse of no
        poetical merit. " The least jingle of verse." --Guardian.
  
     Note: The verses used in commercial advertisements are often
           called jingles, especially when sung.
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     Jingle shell. See Gold shell
        (b), under Gold.
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